As interest rates rise, dividend stocks will be one area in the stock market that can retain value. This especially applies to companies that can afford to pay their dividends with cash flow.
I wanted to find seven dividend stocks that seem poised to do well this year. There are several reasons a company might have a good outlook. It might have strong earnings and/or cash flow, a potential dividend hike, some sort of upside catalyst or undervalued valuation metrics.
Here are the featured dividend stocks.
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